Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez loves being in style. From ethnic to western, she pulls off each attire of hers so gracefully that it doesn't even take a second for us to fall in love with her look. So far, her

A woman from a least-reached group of people accepted Christ during Discipleship Centre student outreach.

Historically, the Netherlands has sent missionaries around the world to share about Jesus. Now, the Netherlands is a mission field.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Democrat, has proclaimed “July 13-17, 2015 to be Oregon Wave Week in Oregon and encourages all Oregonians to join in this observance.”

There is confusion in Calabar South Local Government area of Cross River State over who is the right paramount ruler of the local government. The Secretary of the Calabar South Traditional Ruler’s Council, Effiong Ikor, had on Wednesday invited all Clan Heads in the local government area for a meeting slated for Friday at the […]

Clan Heads clash over traditional stool in Calabar

A lot of moms across Canada will be missing their hugs and kisses this Mother's Day because of physical distancing rules and guidelines. The COVID-19 pandemic will make this year's celebration of mothers unlike any other for most people, but especially those in long-term care facilities, barred...

To prevent the loss of Inupiaq words for ice and the knowledge that it embodies, Igor Krupnik, ethnologist at the Arctic Studies Center of the National Museum of Natural History, and Wales native Winton Weyapuk Jr., recently compiled an illustrated dictionary of some 120 Kingikmiut words used in Wales to describe different types of ice.

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Hedgerows are vital habitats in intensively managed landscapes, providing food and shelter for wildlife. How hedgerows are managed affects their structure, with dense, woody hedges being the most valuable for conservation. A recent study has found an alternative method of hedging that is cheaper than traditional hedge laying but offers the same benefits of dense new growth and berry provision for wildlife. Use of this method could double the length of hedgerows being rejuvenated in England, the authors estimate.

Kia adds another option to the Ceed range with this trendy XCeed SUV. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.

To mark the new decade, Bushey Museum’s latest exhibition plays on the phrase “20/20 Vision”. It has nothing to do with being able to see perfectly, but concentrates on items in the museum’s collection from 1820 and 1920 with additional loan items completed in 2020.

UNESCO protects more than landmarks and culturally-significant sites. There are intangible parts of culture that are important, too.

How have Easter's ancient paganist roots manifested in this modern Christian celebration?

The new policy at Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center in Merced builds trust and community, and the patients are seeing the results.

Ariyele Ressler features simple, nourishing recipes in her YouTube cooking channel.

From the Haka in New Zealand to the Klapa in Croatia, the earliest music traditions relied on the human voice alone.

Two Ontario firms team up to create a charming sleeping cottage concept that's more akin to a giant piece of furniture than an actual small-scale structure.

The flashy and fancy new breed of ice fishing shacks are extravagant enough to make grandpa drop his hand auger in disbelief.

Defying stereotypes, teenager Vilde Westeng aims to be the best halling dancer.

Many beloved matrimonial customs, from bridesmaids to the garter toss, got their start for some pretty disturbing reasons.

In which we reveal that charming Swedish girls wear lightbulb crowns and Austrian men dress like furry devils.

At NuVu, students solve complex problems by focusing on imagination and constructive feedback.

The secrets and science behind those giant balloon characters in the Macy's parade.

These fresh food marketplaces are a cultural connecting point that sell live and dead animals, but they have been linked to increased risk of disease.

Grandma's chicken soup has got nothing on these miraculous broths.

There's not a lot of Thanksgiving music out there, but there's one song that's a can't miss while cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

Make this Mother's Day unforgettable with one of these breakfast menus

The Forex market offers tremendous advantages over other types of investments. While no method is perfect, the Forex is the best all worlds for the adventurous investor, and offers returns many times greater than can be found in the stock market.

Searching for Passover Glatt Kosher Restaurants in Manhattan, New York? For over 16 years, Talia's Steakhouse has been offering prepaid Glatt Kosher lunch and dinner Seders during Passover (Pesach), Yom Tov and Shabbat.

What started as a single seed has blossomed throughout the Thompson family tree

Fleury's book presents the story of Frank King, the man who captured the Bin Laden of his day. The book can serve as a resource for collectors of WWI memorabilia. It features original photos and revealing information on the Spanish-American War.

The BEACON-4-LIFE was created by a First Responder to provide advanced warning of a disabled vehicle or an emergency scene

101 New Sites are Plotted in Rome, Instead of the Typical Seven

Brand Equity: Spiritual talk with the ‘untraditional’ monk

There are no set scripts for leaders to follow in order to sail through this situation. This extraordinary situation has certainly placed some uncommon question like never before to the leaders around the world.

With donations to the PM-Cares Fund and Covid-19-related relief work eligible to be considered CSR expenditure, most companies are likely to nearly exhaust their current CSR budgets after donating to this fund or related relief work.

This paper synthesizes the existing literature about traditional and local ecological knowledge relating to biodiversity in Pacific Northwest forests in order to assess what is needed to apply this knowledge to forest biodiversity conservation efforts. We address four topics: (1) views and values people have relating to biodiversity, (2) the resource use and management practices of local forest users and their effects on biodiversity, (3) methods and models for integrating traditional and local ecological knowledge into biodiversity conservation on public and private lands, and (4) challenges to applying traditional and local ecological knowledge for biodiversity conservation. We focus on the ecological knowledge of three groups who inhabit the region: American Indians, family forest owners, and commercial nontimber forest product (NTFP) harvesters.

Indigenous populations are projected to face disproportionate impacts as a result of climate change in comparison to nonindigenous populations. For this reason, many American Indian and Alaska Native tribes are identifying and implementing culturally appropriate strategies to assess climate impacts and adapt to projected changes. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), as the indigenous knowledge system is called, has the potential to play a central role in both indigenous and nonindigenous climate change initiatives. The detection of environmental changes, the development of strategies to adapt to these changes, and the implementation of sustainable land-management principles are all important climate action items that can be informed by TEK. Although there is a significant body of literature on traditional knowledge, this synthesis examines literature that specifically explores the relationship between TEK and climate change. The synthesis describes the potential role of TEK in climate change assessment and adaptation efforts. It also identifies some of the challenges and benefits associated with merging TEK with Western science, and reviews the way in which federal policies and administrative practices facilitate or challenge the incorporation of TEK in climate change initiatives. The synthesis highlights examples of how tribes and others are including TEK into climate research, education, and resource planning and explores strategies to incorporate TEK into climate change policy, assessments, and adaptation efforts at national, regional, and local levels.​

A textile for providing traditional Chinese medicine therapy to a wearer using electronic stimulation includes at least two conductive paths that are made from conductive textile material, the conductive paths are separated by nonconductive textile material, at least one pair of electrodes attach to the conductive paths corresponding to specific part of body or acupoints according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, and an electronic stimulation signal controller configured to conduct electronic stimulation signals to the electrodes via the conductive paths.

THEY’VE served generations of drinkers over the years and they are still going strong.

Kia adds another option to the Ceed range with this trendy XCeed SUV. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.

EarthTone has announced the release of its sample pack Anatolian Cura, a collection of professionally played and recorded traditional cura melodies. “Cura” is a stringed Turkish folk instrument and most commonly played in Anatolia. The smallest member of the baglama family with the highest pitched sound. It has only three strings, small body and short […]

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Karanyi Sounds has released its new sample library Budapest Abstract Marimba, a Kontakt instrument designed for creating fast sequences and inspiring tremolo beds for contemporary sound production. The library was created in collaboration with Nandor Weisz, who has been a percussionist at the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra for over twenty years now. Unlike traditional marimba […]

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High schools across the state are devising plans for graduation ceremonies, which will look different because of the coronavirus, COVID-19.

The growth of healthy lifestyle has added impetus to the athleisure trend.

INTRO – If you like your country or acoustic music slick and highly produced, don’t buy the following CD by Raleigh’s Lynda Dawson and Greenville’s Pattie Hopkins. One guitar, one fiddle, two voices … that’s it … and the CD’s title tells you everything you need to know about the music inside. George Olsen talked with Lynda & Pattie and has this. When I receive music in the mail the first thing I might notice is the CDs title. In the case of Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins CD “Traditional Duets” the first thing that popped into my head was “they certainly didn’t expend a lot of energy naming this disc.” After listening to the disc my review changed to “great music, boring name.” Boring or not, Lynda & Pattie somehow stumbled upon a perfectly descriptive title for their CD that somehow after centuries of traditional music is absolutely unique. (PH) “Traditional Duets was actually a place holder with our graphic design artist and toward the end of the project we fell in love